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Dysfunctional adiposity and the risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in obese adults.
JAMA - 19 Sept 2012
Neeland Ian J, Turer Aslan T, Ayers Colby R, Powell-Wiley Tiffany M, Vega Gloria L, Farzaneh-Far Ramin, Grundy Scott M, Khera Amit, McGuire Darren K, de Lemos James A
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous among obese individuals. Factors that discriminate prediabetes or diabetes risk within this population have not been well characterized. A dysfunctional adiposity phenotype, characterized by excess visceral fat and insulin resistance,...
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